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Cost of Chronic Pain in the UK

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Dear NHS South West London Clinical Commissioning Group,

Thank you for your initial response. We have fine-tuned our questions in order to gain more clarity. Please may you answer the following:

1) How many consultations are there per year in each of the following care settings for chronic pain. Please provide us with the financial years of 2018-2019, 2019-2020 and 2020-2021.

- How many consultations are there in Community services?
- How many consultations are there in Primary care (general practice)?
- How many consultations are there in Secondary Care (Acute Hospitals)

2) How many patients per year does that represent? In each care setting for each of the following financial years (2018-2019), (2019-2020) and (2020-2021).

- Primary care (general practice) - in the years (2018-2019), (2019-2020) and (2020-21).
- Community Services - in the years (2018-2019), (2019-2020) and (2020-2021).
- Secondary care (acute hospitals) - in the years (2018-2019), (2019-2020) and (2020-21).

3) What is the total cost of medication per year for Chronic Pain?
Please give us the total cost for providing the following analgesics on prescription in each of the following care-settings: ( Primary = GP and Community Services ) and (Secondary = Acute Hospital Settings) for the following years: 2018-19, 2019-20 and 2020-21. Please note, we recognise that it may be impossible to dissociate the prescription of these drugs for pain or for other indication. In that case, please just provide us with the total cost irrespective of indication. Please consider referring to the BNF analgesics chapter.

5) Do you have a secondary care pain unit in the CCG? If so, how many referrals are made to this unit per year? For the following financial years: (2018-19), (2019-20) and (2020-21).

6) Do you have community pain services? If so, how many consultations are made to these services per year? For the following financial years: (2018-19), (2019-20) and (2020-21). How are these services commissioned?

7) What is the total cost of care per year for Chronic Pain? ​In each setting for each financial year.

- Primary care (general practice) - in the years (2018-2019), (2019-2020) and (2020-2021).
- Community Services - in the years (2018-2019), (2019-2020) and (2020-21).
- Secondary care (acute hospitals) - in the years (2018-2019), (2019-2020) and (2020-21).

Yours faithfully,

Dr Benjamin Viaris De Lesegno and Sabrina Khaloon

FOI (NHS NEL CSU), NHS South West London Clinical Commissioning Group

Dear Ms Khaloon,

RE: Freedom of Information Request

I am writing to formally acknowledge your request for information regarding Cost of Chronic Pain in the UK, which will be processed under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. I can confirm your request was received on 18 September 2021 by NEL on behalf of the Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) listed below. The references for your requests are shown alongside.

FOI.21.SWL121 NHS South West London CCG

An initial investigation is currently taking place into whether the information you have requested is held by the CCGs and if so, whether it can be released in accordance with the legislation.

Any fees applicable to this request will be detailed in writing as soon as they can be determined. Your request will then be placed on hold and you will have the choice of whether to proceed with your request. Should any clarification of your request be required we will advise you accordingly.

As you know, the NHS across the country is facing unprecedented challenges during the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, and is working hard to ensure that the appropriate care can be delivered to patients. As such, we would like to advise that we may not be able to provide a response to your request within the normal timescales required of us. If this is the case, a further update will be provided to you in due course.

If you require any assistance, or would like to discuss your request, please do not hesitate to contact us quoting the reference number above.

Yours sincerely,
Freedom of Information Team
NEL
[South West London CCG request email]

Lower Marsh, 3rd Floor
Waterloo, London, SE1 7NT

www.nelcsu.nhs.uk
@NELCSU
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FOI (NHS NEL CSU), NHS South West London Clinical Commissioning Group

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Dear Ms Khaloon,

Please find attached the response to FOI.21.SWL121 on behalf of South West London CCG.

Kind Regards,

Freedom of Information Team
NEL
[South West London CCG request email]

Lower Marsh, 3rd Floor
Waterloo, London, SE1 7NT

www.nelcsu.nhs.uk
@NELCSU
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